one-handed ball

Chapter 163 Maddie's Enlightenment

"Although the Timberwolves are now 10 to 16 behind by 6 points, I think their morale is not behind at all. Inspired by Zheng Ke's violent dunk, they are particularly active!" Smith explained in real time.

"Give me the ball!"

McGrady took the initiative to ask for the ball. Since he was injured and his strength was damaged, he rarely took the initiative to ask for the ball, but no matter how he declines, he is still the Rockets' Big Three and the Rockets. Passed the ball without thinking.

It was Afflalo who defended McGrady.

Zheng Ke once asked Whitman to defend McGrady before the game, but Whitman said no, he said that for a tiger that has lost its vigor, is it still necessary for you to play?It just happened to be able to practice for Afflalo.

McGrady held the ball high above his head with a blank expression. Efflalo stretched out his long arms and put it on McGrady's waist. The distance between the two was very close.Since Tracy McGrady's explosive power was not as good as before due to injury, defenders in the league like to stay close to Tracy McGrady to prevent him from pulling.If it was when he was at his peak, who would dare to get so close?

McGrady lowered his body and his eyes became sharper.

"Should we break through? Or do we want to pull out?" Afflalo's eyes were full of jokes, and he was very happy to embarrass the league's former scoring leader.

"Hmph!" A trace of anger flashed in McGrady's eyes, and then disappeared.

All of a sudden, he pushed the sole of his left foot on the ground, a burst of strength erupted from his knee, and suddenly raised his arm to shoot. This action was very sudden and also very fast. High ground jumped into the sky.

Afflalo was taken aback. Didn't he say that he couldn't be pulled out? How could he still have this skill?With a sad face, he jumped up desperately, hoping to interfere with McGrady.

McGrady was floating in the sky, jumping from an astonishing height, as if he was not shooting normally but in a high jump competition, all eyes were on him.

He's out.

The speed of the basketball flying out is very fast, and the arc is also very flat.

"Impossible to score!" Afflalo didn't believe that McGrady could score this goal, jumping so high, does he still have a touch?Do you still have the strength to jump so high?
However, the basketball ruthlessly passed through the net and shattered his heart.

19 to 10, the Rockets lead by 9 points.

McGrady landed on both feet, "Damn it", he cursed secretly, and then broke out with all his strength, his knees felt faint pain, and his waist was also very uncomfortable.

But the audience didn't know McGrady's pain, and the audience erupted into cheers that were better than Zheng Ke's dunk just now. How long have they not seen McGrady pull out, one day?Or a month?

Zheng Ke was also very surprised. He didn't see McGrady's frown, but he felt that McGrady's pull-up jump shot just now was very difficult. When the basketball was shot just now, the line was obviously erratic. He thought he couldn't make it, but he didn't expect it to be so Simply and neatly into the net.

McGrady glanced at Zheng Ke again, trotted backwards and returned to defense.

Zheng Ke also glanced at Maddy. He didn't know if it was his own illusion. He always felt that Maddy looked at him just now. Could it be that he was responding to me?

Not long after, McGrady made another shot from the same angle and the same place, and the Timberwolves were 12 to 22 behind by [-] points!Seeing this scene, Whitman became more and more irritable. He finally came to his senses and realized that he had underestimated McGrady. He ran to the sidelines and shouted at Zheng Ke on the field: "Zheng, switch defenses, switch defenses, you guard him !"

Zheng Ke made a gesture to tell him that he had understood.Then Zheng Ke and Afflalo made eye contact. Afflalo was a little frustrated, but his height and wingspan were too different from McGrady's, and he really couldn't defend against McGrady's attack.
"You are very happy to vote, Tracy?" Zheng Ke joked in a joking tone.

"Fortunately, you are also very happy to buckle." McGrady responded lightly.

"Cut," Zheng Ke curled his lips and stopped talking.

In this round, Yao Ming made an offensive error and was intercepted by Anderson.Anderson really wanted to scream up to the sky, it was too difficult, and finally there were positive data.

The basketball was handed over to Billups' organization. Billups dribbled the ball slowly across the half court and began to direct his teammates' running positions.

Love came out to catch the ball high on the right, and Jeong set an off-ball screen for Billups at 45 degrees to the left, and Brooks didn't see Jeong, and bumped his head into Jeong's tense muscles, and it felt like It hit the wall, and the whole person suddenly became dizzy and couldn't find the direction.

Billups got an open three-pointer and made it!

15:22.

After McGrady took the ball and said hello, this time it was Zheng Ke who defended.Like an open octopus, Zheng Ke blocked every angle of McGrady's attack.

McGrady didn't make a strong attack either, he called Yao Ming to come out for a pick-and-roll.

With the help of Yao Ming's huge body, McGrady threw off Zheng Ke's defense, and he didn't go inside. Seeing that Anderson didn't come out, he shot a three-pointer from the outside and still hit it!

15:25.

Zheng Ke was a little anxious. He didn't expect McGrady to feel so hot and hit 3 three-pointers in a row. Now his mind is full of returning to McGrady and completing a response ball.

Turning around, the basketball flew out from between Zheng Ke and hit the heart!

18:25.

Zheng Ke's face was a little arrogant, he maintained the posture of shooting, moved with small steps under his body, and retreated quickly.

"Wow! Beautiful response to the ball!" Drexler was very satisfied with Zheng Ke's performance and thought this behavior was very manly. He clapped his hands and sighed.

"It's really good. Zheng Ke's shooting speed is not very fast, but it is very standard. In addition, his wingspan is amazing, and his shooting point is relatively high. It is difficult for ordinary people to block him." Smith explained a little professionally.

Here the Rockets are attacking. McGrady looked at Zheng Ke, who was a little excited, and raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw his strict defense.

Zheng Ke observed carefully: "Are you coming? Come on, boy!"

But unexpectedly, in the next second, McGrady handed the ball to Battier who came out of the bag. Battier caught the ball, and Afflalo followed Battier closely, not giving Battier an easy shot.

McGrady looked at Zheng Ke with a sly smile on his face, and then he made a look of running to the left. The tense Zheng Ke immediately took a small step. Unexpectedly, McGrady was a fake move, and he immediately ran back , ran to the right.

"Hey, little tricks!" Zheng Ke's body control is amazing, and he immediately turned his head to catch up with McGrady, but he didn't expect that he bumped into a wall as soon as he started. "Oops, pick and roll!" Zheng Ke secretly said.

McGrady threw off Zheng Ke's defense, Battier gave the ball to McGrady who cut inside in time, the Timberwolves' inside line was already empty, and McGrady layup easily.

"Mice, dare to fight!" Zheng Ke was in a hurry. He thought that McGrady was going to fight him one-on-one. If so, he believed that even McGrady would not be able to please him in front of him. He didn't expect that McGrady would not fight him. Confronting each other head-on, this posture doesn't look like they want to decide the outcome with him.

McGrady doesn't know that Zheng Ke has planned him into the category of the rats. He has played in the league for 11 seasons. This is his No.12 season. He just saw the young Zheng Ke perform dunks in front of him. At that time, he seemed to see something in his heart and understood something.

That's right, the years will eventually take away our youth, no one can be a trapeze in the sky all his life, no one can dunk the ball through people forever.He is no longer a 20-year-old boy, and McGrady suddenly has a feeling of enlightenment. After the injury, he has been very confused, and he has always wanted to return to the style of his peak period. It turns out that all this is false, and time has passed. No, he is no longer the scoring leader in his prime.

McGrady understands, he knows that a player has to go through a lot in his life, from being full of energy when he first entered the league to faltering at the moment of final retirement, this is a process, a process that all players must go through.Injury is also a part. Once injured, it will shorten part of his career; once injured, he will let himself enjoy less basketball for a period of time; A broken body, but his heart that is no longer hot.

McGrady understands that the reason why the team is now in the top three in the West is not due to him, but the Eastern giant who overwhelms the river under the basket. He is a great basketball player, and he is really inferior to this partner. .It's nothing but his immaturity. Yao Ming can get out of his injuries and find his own path again. Why can't he?

McGrady understands that he has been wrong all along. With his current physical condition and his current technical level, he should change his offensive method. It is not a permanent one-on-one, not a permanent dry-out
　(PS: Just like all enlightened monks, McGrady, who is enlightened in basketball, will take a different path.)
　　
　
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